Pork spare ribs vs. Lamb loin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pork spare ribs and lamb loin

Pork spare ribs have more vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and vitamin D; however, lamb loin is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, iron, zinc, phosphorus, and choline.
Lamb loin covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 76% more than pork spare ribs.
Pork spare ribs have 46 times more vitamin D than lamb loin. While pork spare ribs have 91IU of vitamin D, lamb loin has only 2IU.
Pork spare ribs have less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pork, fresh, spareribs, separable lean, and fat, raw and Lamb, domestic, loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Pork spare ribs

Lamb loin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+20%
Contains more IronIron	+133%
Contains more CopperCopper	+48.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+36.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+27.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-21%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+11.8%

~equal in Potassium ~246mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Pork spare ribs

Lamb loin

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+236.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+2200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+219%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+421.8%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+52.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+481.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+48.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.24mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.65mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.38µg	2.21µg	76%
Vitamin B6	0.574mg	0.11mg	36%
Vitamin B1	0.319mg	0.1mg	18%
Iron	0.91mg	2.12mg	15%
Vitamin B3	4.662mg	7.1mg	15%
Protein	15.47g	22.55g	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.953g	1.87g	14%
Saturated fat	7.529g	10.24g	12%
Vitamin D	91IU	2IU	11%
Vitamin D	2.3µg	0.1µg	11%
Zinc	2.5mg	3.41mg	8%
Phosphorus	141mg	180mg	6%
Choline	59.7mg	88.4mg	5%
Folate	0µg	19µg	5%
Cholesterol	80mg	95mg	5%
Selenium	22µg	24.6µg	5%
Vitamin K	0µg	4.7µg	4%
Copper	0.08mg	0.119mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	8.542g	9.68g	3%
Calories	277kcal	309kcal	2%
Magnesium	16mg	23mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.37mg	0.11mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.625mg	0.65mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.251mg	0.24mg	1%
Sodium	81mg	64mg	1%
Fats	23.4g	23.59g	0%
Calcium	15mg	18mg	0%
Potassium	242mg	246mg	0%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.02mg	0%
Trans fat	0.222g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.163mg	0.264mg	0%
Threonine	0.695mg	0.965mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.761mg	1.088mg	0%
Leucine	1.318mg	1.754mg	0%
Lysine	1.435mg	1.991mg	0%
Methionine	0.426mg	0.579mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.65mg	0.918mg	0%
Valine	0.809mg	1.217mg	0%
Histidine	0.668mg	0.714mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.081g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.079g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	3.146g		N/A